Secretary Deborah Leser asked that members submit all requested
changes to the minutes in writing. Several changes had been requested
via email and Ms. Leser asked for the sake of documentation that the
proposed changes be presented at the meeting. The February minutes were
deferred until March for approval so that members could prepare their
requested changes.

Budget Request for 2003 FY

The committee members discussed alternatives for the FY 2003 Budget.
The consensus of the meeting was that safety considerations should be
paramount in the current fiscal situation. Another area of consensus
was the need to look at alternative methods of funding with an emphasis
on combining any county funds with federal or other sources. This
position is in agreement with that of the Transportation Advisory
Commission. The committee members agreed that one area of concern is
the Route 1 corridor although Telegraph Road and Little River Turnpike
were also mentioned as areas of need.

The committee also discussed the impact of the trail construction
backlog on the committee's ability to ask for more funds. Mr. Emerson
has examined the reports for DPW & ES from January 2000 and those
of December 2001 and found very little progress. The committee would
like to discuss these issues with the John Wesley White to see if
progress can be assisted.

Out of Turn Plan Amendment

David Marshall discussed the county attorney's opinion concerning the
need to take all proposed changes in the plan since January 16, 2002 to
another public hearing. Those changes were those submitted by the
committee after reviewing requests and recommendations from the public
as directed by the Planning Commission. The committee had recommended
that 37 of 138 proposals submitted since January 16, 2002 be added to
the new Trails Plan.

Staff recommends that the Planning Commission move forward on those
recommendations submitted by the NMTC before January 16, 2002 and were
presented at the public hearing. Mr. Leu has prepared a new list
identifying those changes affected by such a decision. The Planning
Commission has deferred its decision until April 4, 2002 with a
decision by the BOS expected on April 29, 2002.

MOTION: Mr. Emerson moved that the NMTC inform the Planning Commission
that we are in agreement with the staff recommendation to move the
eligible proposed trails plan amendments forward to a decision by the
Planning Commission. Mr. Wright seconded the motion. The motion passed
unanimously with no abstentions.

Priority List of Trails Projects

Ms. Bennett described a meeting on February 5, 2002 with the Fairfax
County Department of Transportation. Dick Frank, the new chairman of
the TAC, Ms. Bennett, Ms. Pate, and Mr. Leu attended the meeting. The
purpose was to begin work together on pedestrian issues. The TAC
recommendations that arose from their workshop were reviewed. Fairfax
DOT is to assume coordination among DPW & ES, TAC, and the NMTC. At
the May 2002 meeting of the NMTC Leonard Wolfenstein will attend to
assist the committee in the development of a priority list of the top
20 projects in the county. Criteria will be established to set
priorities. The goal is to provide recommendations to the BOS by
November 2002.

Mount Vernon Trail Extension

A report is available from Mr. Leu. Specific Routes have not been
identified.

Potomac Heritage Trail

Ms. Bennett, Mr. Niedringhaus, and Mr. Brugman are to meet with Doug
Pickford to identify routes for the Potomac Heritage Trail in Fairfax
County. They will report on the result at the April meeting.

National Trails Day

Dan Iglhaut reported on the plans for National Trails Day. NVRPA is
the coordinating agency for this event. Carol Ann Cohen, Public
Information Officer for the NVRPA, is coordinating and creating
publications for the event. The committee members agreed that a booth
outlining the proposed trail plan amendment should be prepared and
committee members are encouraged to attend to man the booth.

Segway

Mr. Michie reported on HB 905 ER, a bill that has passed the Virginia
General Assembly authorizing the use of the Segway on all trails in the
state. The Segway is a one-person motorized transportation device that
moves at 15 mph or less. It is currently being tested in several police
departments and other agencies throughout the state. The committee
discussed the safety implications of the use of the device on trails
and sidewalks.

National Bike Summit

Mr. Wright and Mr. Brodtman attended the summit. Mr. Wright discussed
the Metropolitan Branch Trail, a segment of which was built with six
million dollars of TEA-21 funds.